You go shopping for shoes. Then the Diderot Effect. December 17, 2015 Back in the late 1700s, French philosopher Denis Diderot found himself broke. But he lucked out when Catherine the Great heard he couldn’t afford to Read More »
why i don’t shop when i travel May 1, 2014 Traveling heightens conflation and coincidences and special moments. This post has been edited. This is mostly how it works: new experiences, the unfamiliar, fresh eyes Read More »
sunday life: my case against shopping* September 12, 2010 This week I don’t buy style Bless me father, for it has been nine weeks since my last resentful, unsatisfying and agitated jaunt to the Read More »